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German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, addressed the killings in Bucha in remarks to parliament on Wednesday, saying that Russian soldiers committed a massacre of Ukrainian civilians there before their withdrawal. “The murder of civilians is a war crime,” Scholz said. Scholz defended the weapons deliveries to Ukraine by his government, pointing out in parliament that the previous conservative-led government had followed …

•Decision makes Oyo, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom vulnerable in govship contest, Benue also susceptible •Party unlikely to make appreciable impact in key northern states to compensate for loss in south •Ortom: We’re yet to throw our ticket open •Ohanaeze, PANDEF condemn decision by opposition party, say it’s suicidal, a betrayal •Fayose: PDP must tread carefully over …

Demands by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from the Federal Government, when he met with South-East Governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leaders in Enugu shortly before the September 2017 military raid of his Umuahia family house, have been revealed. Kanu’s family which made the revelation yesterday in Umuahia also sought explanations from South-East …

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a war crimes investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The secretary-general’s comments came after shocking images from Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv showed hundreds of dead people, some with bullet wounds and their hands tied behind their …

Mr Hassan, who spoke in the Hausa language, urged the federal government to discuss with the bandits. The released Managing Director of the Nigerian Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Hassan, has said he was released by bandits due to his age. In a one-minute twenty-one seconds video clip obtained by Premium Times, Mr Hassan was seen standing in front of a damaged …

The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, on Wednesday, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had demonstrated incompetence in tackling insecurity in Nigeria. The Senator, who represented his constituency in the 8th and 9th Senate, made the statement while talking to journalists in Benin City, Edo State. He said, “Let me …

Until his appointment, Mohammed Abdullahi was the Honourable Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate re-deployment of Mohammed H. Abdullahi as the new Honourable Minister of Environment with effect from 6th April, 2022. Until his appointment, Mohammed Abdullahi was the Honourable Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation. Mohammed H. Abdullahi as …

…Tasks APC on the micro-zoning presidency to S’East Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Senator representing Imo West and Presidential aspirant in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has fired back at Lagos-based cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare for declaring that the Igbos cannot rule Nigeria for now, because they are under a curse. Rather than liabilities, Okorocha said the Igbos …

By Okhide Em’ya David Abuja High Court on Wednesday nullified the e-registration exercise conducted by the Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a ruling that also invalidated the disputed 500,000 membership drive claimed by the embattled Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. The verdict was delivered in the suit between Umoru Vincent, the Chairman of …

 By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has emphasized that the Nigeria Police Force has a policy for identifying, recruiting, and training gifted sportsmen to achieve excellence in the world of sports both nationally and internationally. He said this while receiving the police team who emerged champions and gold medalists in the …